Sarah Crouch Blogs
New York City has become a popular place to spend New Year's Eve for many reasons. First and foremost, the famous "dropping of the ball" happens in Times Square, the heart of Manhattan. Secondly, the city that never sleeps literally does not sleep on New Year's Eve (and it makes sure you don't either, even if you have a flight at 8:00 am on New Year's Day). Thirdly, due to a television show that enjoyed widespread popularity in the 1990's, many people, women in particular, have acquired a warped idea of what New Year's in the big apple would b...
I've always been irritated by the type of runner who constantly claims to be at a level higher than their performance indicates. As an athlete, I am good as the performances I am able to bring to the road, track or trail. With that in mind, I am now a 2:44 marathoner. It saddens me to even type those numbers, but that is, to date, my best and most serious attempt at 26.2. As you read this, you may be rolling your eyes, tsk tsking my bitterness at a marathon time that is still good enough to get me to the Olympic trials. Perhaps you've never bro...
Ten Miles Worth of Experience I've always marveled at the parallels that the sport of running draws across the broad spectrum of humanity. Yesterday I read about an 80 year old man who ran a 3:15 marathon and the day before yesterday I came across an article about a woman who, apparently oblivious to traditional pre-birthing methods, ran the Chicago Marathon while 9 months pregant, began feeling contractions within minutes after the race and promptly popped out a healthy baby girl. In what other sport do the elite and the novice stand together ...